About the role
Shape Mission-Critical Defense Systems
We are seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to play a key role in the design, integration, and delivery of advanced military and command-and-control systems. This position offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to develop technology that supports critical defense operations and enhances mission effectiveness.
As a technical leader, you'll influence system architecture, guide engineering best practices, and help deliver complex hardware and software solutions from concept through deployment.
What You'll Do
Lead the development and tailoring of systems engineering processes, tools, and best practices across the project lifecycle. Drive system architecture, requirements analysis, and detailed design activities for complex defense systems. Decompose and estimate work within a SAFe Agile environment, ensuring successful execution and delivery. Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to integrate hardware, software, COTS, and custom-developed components into operational systems. Review and validate internal and subcontractor designs, technical plans, schedules, and deliverables. Analyze technical risks, identify design issues, and lead resolution activities throughout development and integration. Develop key engineering documentation, including system architectures, interface specifications, installation documentation, and design artifacts. Support verification and validation activities through the creation and review of test plans, procedures, and acceptance criteria. Partner with customers, stakeholders, and end users to ensure solutions align with operational requirements and mission objectives. Provide technical leadership during implementation, integration, testing, and deployment activities. Recommend innovative system-level and software-driven solutions to address deficiencies, capability gaps, and evolving customer needs. Lead technical reviews, design reviews, and progress assessments while providing clear communication to Senior leadership and project teams. Conduct technical studies, trade-off analyses, and solution evaluations to inform strategic engineering decisions. Support subcontractor management activities, ensuring compliance with technical requirements and contractual obligations.
What You Bring
Required Qualifications
10+ years of experience delivering defense, military, or command-and-control systems. Strong experience in Systems Engineering, requirements management, and system design. Experience integrating complex hardware and software systems, including COTS and custom-developed solutions. Proven expertise in requirements definition, analysis, traceability, and verification, ideally using tools such as DOORS. Experience working within SAFe Agile or other modern Agile development frameworks. Strong communication skills with the ability to engage both technical teams and Sr stakeholders. Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and driving technical outcomes.
Preferred Experience
Direct experience in ISR, C4ISR, tactical systems, or military command-and-control environments. Knowledge of military standards and defense acquisition processes. Experience with product lifecycle management methodologies and tools. Demonstrated ability to develop technical proposals, concept documents, system specifications, architecture documents, and test documentation. Familiarity with one or more of the following: TBMS ORBAT Manager TAK SitaWare Why Join Us?
Work on high-impact defense programs that support mission-critical operations. Influence the architecture and design of next-generation C4ISR capabilities. Collaborate with experienced engineers, military stakeholders, and industry-leading partners. Take ownership of complex technical challenges across the full system lifecycle. Grow your leadership profile while contributing to innovative defense technologies.
If you're passionate about systems engineering, defense technology, and solving complex mission-critical challenges, we'd love to hear from you.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Ottawa, ON.
Pay And Benefits
The pay range for this position is $65.00 - $75.00/hr.
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Ottawa,ON.
À propos d'Actalent
Actalent est un leader mondial dans les services d’ingénierie et de sciences ainsi que dans les solutions de talents. Nous aidons des entreprises visionnaires à faire progresser leurs initiatives d’ingénierie et de science grâce à l’accès à des experts spécialisés qui favorisent l’échelle, l’innovation et la rapidité de mise sur le marché. Avec un réseau de près de 20 000 consultants et 5 000 clients à travers les États-Unis, le Canada, l’Asie et l’Europe, Actalent dessert de nombreuses entreprises du Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers d’être l’une des 500 meilleures firmes de conception de l’Engineering News-Record (ENR) pour nos services de conception en ingénierie et un lauréat du prix ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® tant pour le service client que pour les talents.
Actalent est un employeur souscrivant au principe de l’égalité des chances et accepte toutes les candidatures sans tenir compte de la race, du sexe, de l’âge, de la couleur, de la religion, des origines nationales, du statut d’ancien combattant, d’un handicap, de l’orientation sexuelle, de l’identité sexuelle, des renseignements génétiques ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par la loi.
Si vous souhaitez faire une demande d’accommodement raisonnable, tel que la modification ou l’ajustement du processus de demande d’emploi ou d’entrevue à cause d’un handicap, veuillez envoyer un courriel à actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com pour connaître d’autres options d’accommodement.
Ordonnance sur l’égalité des chances de San Francisco: Conformément à l’Ordonnance sur l’égalité des chances de San Francisco, pour tous les postes situés dans la ville et le comté de San Francisco, nous examinerons les candidatures des personnes qualifiées ayant un casier judiciaire ou des antécédents criminels.
Utilisation de l’intelligence artificielle (IA): Nous pouvons utiliser l’intelligence artificielle (IA) pour soutenir certaines étapes de notre processus d’embauche, notamment la recherche, la présélection et l’évaluation des candidatures. L’IA aide à analyser les candidatures et les qualifications, mais les décisions finales sont prises par notre équipe de recrutement. En soumettant votre candidature, vous reconnaissez et acceptez que celle-ci puisse être examinée à l’aide d’outils d’IA.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.
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About the role
Shape Mission-Critical Defense Systems
We are seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to play a key role in the design, integration, and delivery of advanced military and command-and-control systems. This position offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to develop technology that supports critical defense operations and enhances mission effectiveness.
As a technical leader, you'll influence system architecture, guide engineering best practices, and help deliver complex hardware and software solutions from concept through deployment.
What You'll Do
Lead the development and tailoring of systems engineering processes, tools, and best practices across the project lifecycle. Drive system architecture, requirements analysis, and detailed design activities for complex defense systems. Decompose and estimate work within a SAFe Agile environment, ensuring successful execution and delivery. Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to integrate hardware, software, COTS, and custom-developed components into operational systems. Review and validate internal and subcontractor designs, technical plans, schedules, and deliverables. Analyze technical risks, identify design issues, and lead resolution activities throughout development and integration. Develop key engineering documentation, including system architectures, interface specifications, installation documentation, and design artifacts. Support verification and validation activities through the creation and review of test plans, procedures, and acceptance criteria. Partner with customers, stakeholders, and end users to ensure solutions align with operational requirements and mission objectives. Provide technical leadership during implementation, integration, testing, and deployment activities. Recommend innovative system-level and software-driven solutions to address deficiencies, capability gaps, and evolving customer needs. Lead technical reviews, design reviews, and progress assessments while providing clear communication to Senior leadership and project teams. Conduct technical studies, trade-off analyses, and solution evaluations to inform strategic engineering decisions. Support subcontractor management activities, ensuring compliance with technical requirements and contractual obligations.
What You Bring
Required Qualifications
10+ years of experience delivering defense, military, or command-and-control systems. Strong experience in Systems Engineering, requirements management, and system design. Experience integrating complex hardware and software systems, including COTS and custom-developed solutions. Proven expertise in requirements definition, analysis, traceability, and verification, ideally using tools such as DOORS. Experience working within SAFe Agile or other modern Agile development frameworks. Strong communication skills with the ability to engage both technical teams and Sr stakeholders. Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and driving technical outcomes.
Preferred Experience
Direct experience in ISR, C4ISR, tactical systems, or military command-and-control environments. Knowledge of military standards and defense acquisition processes. Experience with product lifecycle management methodologies and tools. Demonstrated ability to develop technical proposals, concept documents, system specifications, architecture documents, and test documentation. Familiarity with one or more of the following: TBMS ORBAT Manager TAK SitaWare Why Join Us?
Work on high-impact defense programs that support mission-critical operations. Influence the architecture and design of next-generation C4ISR capabilities. Collaborate with experienced engineers, military stakeholders, and industry-leading partners. Take ownership of complex technical challenges across the full system lifecycle. Grow your leadership profile while contributing to innovative defense technologies.
If you're passionate about systems engineering, defense technology, and solving complex mission-critical challenges, we'd love to hear from you.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Ottawa, ON.
Pay And Benefits
The pay range for this position is $65.00 - $75.00/hr.
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Ottawa,ON.
À propos d'Actalent
Actalent est un leader mondial dans les services d’ingénierie et de sciences ainsi que dans les solutions de talents. Nous aidons des entreprises visionnaires à faire progresser leurs initiatives d’ingénierie et de science grâce à l’accès à des experts spécialisés qui favorisent l’échelle, l’innovation et la rapidité de mise sur le marché. Avec un réseau de près de 20 000 consultants et 5 000 clients à travers les États-Unis, le Canada, l’Asie et l’Europe, Actalent dessert de nombreuses entreprises du Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers d’être l’une des 500 meilleures firmes de conception de l’Engineering News-Record (ENR) pour nos services de conception en ingénierie et un lauréat du prix ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® tant pour le service client que pour les talents.
Actalent est un employeur souscrivant au principe de l’égalité des chances et accepte toutes les candidatures sans tenir compte de la race, du sexe, de l’âge, de la couleur, de la religion, des origines nationales, du statut d’ancien combattant, d’un handicap, de l’orientation sexuelle, de l’identité sexuelle, des renseignements génétiques ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par la loi.
Si vous souhaitez faire une demande d’accommodement raisonnable, tel que la modification ou l’ajustement du processus de demande d’emploi ou d’entrevue à cause d’un handicap, veuillez envoyer un courriel à actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com pour connaître d’autres options d’accommodement.
Ordonnance sur l’égalité des chances de San Francisco: Conformément à l’Ordonnance sur l’égalité des chances de San Francisco, pour tous les postes situés dans la ville et le comté de San Francisco, nous examinerons les candidatures des personnes qualifiées ayant un casier judiciaire ou des antécédents criminels.
Utilisation de l’intelligence artificielle (IA): Nous pouvons utiliser l’intelligence artificielle (IA) pour soutenir certaines étapes de notre processus d’embauche, notamment la recherche, la présélection et l’évaluation des candidatures. L’IA aide à analyser les candidatures et les qualifications, mais les décisions finales sont prises par notre équipe de recrutement. En soumettant votre candidature, vous reconnaissez et acceptez que celle-ci puisse être examinée à l’aide d’outils d’IA.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.